Sunday February 7: Daily Links

SUNDAY 2.7


NEWS STORIES

 



Costco Rotisseries Chickens Are Really Cheap. Now We Know Why

The NYTimes is blowing the lid off the Costco Chicken Coop with an expose into treatment and conditions at the chicken farms. It seems those $4.99 chickens are the end result of deplorable conditions including chicken shit everywhere, forced weight gain that causes their legs to collapse, skin sores, and other unappetizing stories.

I’d rather eat the pizza rat than a Costco chicken.

Read more at nytimes.


Twitter Drops Jim Hofft, Conspiracy Maga Dude

The Gateway Pundit is off twitter, permanently.

Another maga bites the dust.

Read more at mediaite.



SPORTS



Tampa is Partying Like its 1999.

And by that we mean, pre Covid. Parties are all the rage on Super Bowl weekend in Tampa. TMZ reports bashes thrown by 50 Cent at a private airport hanger, Steve Aoki at Godfrey Waterfront Hotel, and another big bash at the Godfrey thrown by rapper Tory Lanez.

Oh well you know what they say….it’s not the heat, it’s the stupidity.

Read more at TMZ.


Dude records National Anthem Practice, Leaks It, Fucks Up Prop

Sports journalist Zach Maskavich is taking a lot of heat after leaking a video of a rehearsal of tomorrow’s National Anthem performance. The total time it takes to perform the anthem is a popular prop bet on sports betting sites, and now this fucks up the over under bet. Some sites adjusted their odds after the video’s release, while others stopped taking action on the bet altogether.

Who would have thought Chris Stanley would be the second most hated person in sports betting this weekend?


Can A Field Goal Kicking Robot Beat One The Best NFL Kickers?

Long answer, yes. Short answer, also yes. This YouTuber decided to embarrass Matt Prater and show how robots are just better than humans. But – can it throw for a first down on a fake punt? Doubtful.


Jay Gruden Calls Out Romo

In an interview with Jay Gruden, Tony Romo came up and he spoke the truth about Tony’s calls in the booth and how shit they are. Someone give this guy another head coaching job.


Creepy Bearded Drew Carey Predicts Super Bowl With Plinko

According to the Price Is Right’s Plinko board, the Chiefs are gonna win the Super Bowl. Immediately after this was shot, Drew went to a Civil War reenactment.


Reddit User Creates Infographic For That Person Who Doesn't Know Shit About Football

A helpful Reddit user made this infographic to answer anyone’s questions about what’s going on during the Super Bowl. Unfortunately no one’s having any company this year for it.


Is Nick Foles Going BACK To The Eagles??

The rumor is that the Bears are offering Nick Foles in a package to the Eagles to get Carson Wentz. You guys know that we had him already right?

Read more at bleedinggreennation.com.


Sam Darnold Could Be Getting Traded From The Jets

Teams are reaching out to the Jets for a possible Sam Darnold trade. The rumor leading up to this is that the Jets is where Deshaun Watson wants to go after his trade request was filed with the Texans.

Read more at si.com.



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Mike Lindell Calls Covid Vaccine Mark of the Beast

The guy who sells pillows to people who are up late at night was on Steve Bannon’s podcast this weekend and said he believes that the Covid 19 Vaccine is the Mark of the Beast.

Well I think we’re going down a communist path, the socialism is coming in here, everybody can look what happen in Nazi Germany. I mean this is — we’re going down — it’s happening so fast,” he said. “Now it’s this one world order, the stuffs in Revelation, that’s what I was talking about and you combine that with this vaccine, that’s mark of the beast stuff, I mean, I mean this is horrible, keeping us indoors.

So what are the other vaccines before this one? The mark of the puppies? That mark of the warm furry animals?

Read more at mediaite.


Internet Laughs at Male Karen Greg Kelly For His Filet O Fish Problems

Newsmax host Greg Kelly complained on Twitter that he couldn’t find a “McFish” sandwich a a McDonalds and asked Twitter if the food was permanently banned or just missing from his “Macdonalds.” People couldn’t decide if they were more delighted by his misspelling of the most popular brand in the world, or the fact that wanted a Fish sandwich at 10am. Or maybe it was that the McDonalds staff called him a male Karen.

Greg, you’re looking for McDowell’s, I hear there’s one in Queens.


Suzanne Somers Handles Home Invader During Live Stream With Incredible Calm

Former sex symbol and thighmaster magnate Suzanne Summers stayed cool as a cucumber when confronted with a home invader during her live stream. The guy had just wandered into her shoot, saying a ghost was following him.

And back in the 70’s, we thought Fonzie was the cool guy. Go Chrissy!

Read more at tmz.


Internet Is Pissed At Justin Timberlake After Britney Spears Doc Drops

The New York Times’s Britney Spears documentary was just released and the Britney fans are very unhappy with Justin Timberlake’s role in her life according to the film. Looks like he’s gonna have to release another apology that will probably be written by his wife.

Read more at buzzfeed.com.



TRENDING



Uh Oh, Silhouette Challenge Hacked, Exposing Thousands of Silhouetters

Thousands of tiktokers are freaking out after finding out that the red filter they used in the silhouette challenge can be removed pretty easily. Participants are not very happy because that filter concealed their nudity, their less flattering parts or both.

And you thought only Superman had xray vision.

Read more at Barstool Sports.


This Logo Looks Like Porn

Most people just see the letter M in this logo for an Indian shopping website, but enough people had dirty thoughts, so the company changed it.

Okay so now it looks like a Barbi’s vagina. Feel better internet?

Read more at designtaxi.



VIRAL VIRAL



Viral Russian Couple is Overjoyed By Simple Gift from American Fan

An adorable Russian couple are getting a lot of love on YouTube and reddit after posting a video unboxing their first gift from a fan in America.

“Usually no one give us gifts thats why we are so happy,” they say, while examining things like a silver dollar coin and baby clothes. They received the gift after viewers fell in love with their videos about life in Russia.

Wait till they find out about OnlyFans.



STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



Millennials and Gen Z Love Public Transporation, Study Says.

NPR says young people have lost interest in cars, and have a love for public transportation. According to a University of Michigan study, the number of people under 30 with driver’s licenses has been steadily declining. At the same time, appreciation for Transit is on the rise, NPR says, citing a 200,000 member Facebook group called New Urbanist Memes for Transit Oriented Teens.

Face it, by mass transit you mean Uber.

Read more at npr.


Map Porn: Here Are The Most Googled Super Bowl Foods By State

Google trends shows us what the most searched for Super Bowl food is by each state and frankly, Montana should be ashamed of itself.

Via digg.


Here's Your Yearly Story About How Many Wings Americans Will Eat During Super Bowl Weekend

American’s are gonna devour 1.42 billion chicken wings over Super Bowl Weekend. And that’s just Buffalo depression eating.

Read more at today.tamu.edu.



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